migration
- World
UK minister Suella Braverman’s migration policy branded ‘racist’
London: Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman is facing increasing pressure over the government’s new plans to clamp down on illegal migration, with a former Home Office adviser branding the policy as…
- India
87 pc women migrated to other cities owing to marriage: NSSO
New Delhi: Only 1 per cent women migrated from their hometowns to other places within the country for employment reasons, while 87 per cent women shifted out of their place of domicile…
- World
Report claims surge in Indians entering UK illegally on boats across English Channel
London: Indians have allegedly become the third-largest group of migrants entering UK shores illegally across the English Channel on dangerous small boats, according to a UK media report quoting Home Office sources…
- India
Jaishankar holds talks with Austrian counterpart; inks pact on migration and mobility
Vienna: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday held “open and productive” discussions with his Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg on a range of regional and global situations and the two sides inked a…
- World
Universities call for Australian migration reset
Canberra: Australian universities have called for a “hard reset” of the visa process for international graduates. In a report submitted to a parliamentary committee reviewing the migration system, the peak body representing…
- India
Study on Indian diaspora in US sees more ‘desi’ turning ‘videsi’
A study of Migration Policy Institute (MPI) finds that the Indian diaspora in the United States is comprised of approximately 4.8 million individuals quoting the U.S. Census Bureau data. It further added…
- Kashmir
14 from minority communities killed in Jammu and Kashmir this year; no migration of Kashmiri Pandits
New Delhi: The Home Ministry said on Wednesday that a total of 14 people belonging to minorities including three Kashmiri Pandits have been killed in terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir this…
- Featured News
India, the largest exporter of manpower, does not have a migration policy
Last year (2021-22), India received $ 89 billion worth of foreign exchange (Forex) from NRIs. This is 3 percent of the country’s GDP. The population of NRIs worldwide is 2.5 crore. Most…
- World
UK: PM candidates Sunak, Truss vow crackdown on migration
London: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the two final candidates in the UK’s Prime Ministerial race, have vowed to toughen measures against migration, the media reported on Sunday. In an interview with the…
- India
Reverse migration during COVID impacted real estate projects: Govt
New Delhi: Real estate projects across the country were adversely impacted due to the reverse migration of construction workers during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, Union Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs…
- World
Nepal’s population witnesses lowest growth in 80 years: reports
Kathmandu: Nepal’s population has witnessed a growth of a mere 0.93 per cent, the lowest in the last eight decades, reportedly due to the outward migration of Nepalis for jobs and studies,…
- Opinions
Road to nowhere for Kashmiri Pandits -32 years after migration, why?
Arun Joshi January 19 is not just a date on the calendar for Kashmiri Pandits, it denotes their forced separation from their homes in darkness in the biting cold of the severest…
